Nigeria

==== Conflicts ====
Since mid-2010, [[Boko Haram]] has terrorised northeastern Nigeria. In the following 12 years, according to the Council on Foreign Relations' "Nigeria Security Tracker", over 41,600 people died because of this group (as of October 2022).<ref name=":9">{{cite web |title=Nigeria Security Tracker |url=https://www.cfr.org/nigeria/nigeria-security-tracker/p29483 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Council on Foreign Relations}}</ref> Millions of people fled south or to the big cities, such as Maiduguri.

However, the formula "Muslims against Christians" falls short.<ref>{{cite book |last=Olojo |first=Akinola Ejodame |title=Muslims, Christians and religious Violence in Nigeria: Patterns and mapping (2006-2014) |year=2016 |publisher=IFRA-Nigeria |isbn=979-1-09231255-3 |location=Leiden, Ibadan |pages=91–111}}</ref> Despite Boko Haram's murderous hostility towards Christians, most of their victims have always been Muslims, not least because the insurgency is taking place in a predominantly Muslim part of the country, mainly [[Borno State|Borno state]] in the far [[North East (Nigeria)|northeast of Nigeria]].<ref name=":9" /> The killing of such a large number of Muslims by Boko Haram, based on a broad definition of apostasy, is believed to have been one of the reasons for the group's split in 2016.<ref name=":10">{{cite web |title=Conflict in Nigeria Is More Complicated Than "Christians vs. Muslims" |url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/conflict-nigeria-more-complicated-christians-vs-muslims |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Council on Foreign Relations}}</ref> Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) data shows (as of March 2022) that Boko Haram attacks on churches have decreased over time, while attacks on mosques have increased.<ref name=":9" /> The lower number of Christian fatalities at the hands of Boko Haram probably reflects the fact that most of them have fled.<ref name=":10" />

Boko Haram has been in decline since at least March 2022. 40,000 of its fighters surrendered in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Report |first=Agency |date=2022-03-24 |title=Over 40,000 terrorists surrender to troops – DHQ |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/519364-over-40000-terrorists-surrender-to-troops-dhq.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Premium Times Nigeria |language=en-GB}}</ref> Since 2021, the [[Islamic State – West Africa Province|Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP)]] appears more dominant than Boko Haram. ISWAP is, for example, credited with the church attack in Owo at Pentecost 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Okogba |first=Emmanuel |date=2022-08-16 |title=Arrest of Owo church massacre suspects |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/08/arrest-of-owo-church-massacre-suspects/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Vanguard News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sunday |first=Ochogwu |date=2022-08-11 |title=Owo Church massacre: Two more ISWAP terrorists arrested, identities revealed |url=https://dailypost.ng/2022/08/11/owo-church-massacre-two-more-iswap-terrorists-arrested-identities-revealed/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref>